Nearer my God to Thee

1. Nearer, my God, to Thee,
nearer to Thee,
e'en though it be a cross
that raiseth me;
still all my song shall be:
nearer, my God, to Thee,
nearer, my God, to Thee,
nearer to Thee!

2. Though like the wanderer,
the sun gone down,
darkness be over me,
my rest a stone;
yet in my dreams I'd be
nearer, my God, to Thee...

3. There let the way appear
steps unto heav'n;
all that Thou sendest me
in mercy giv'n;
angels to beckon me
nearer, my God, to Thee...

4. Then with my waking thoughts
bright with Thy praise,
out of my stony griefs
Bethel I'll raise;
so by my woes to be
nearer, my God, to Thee...

5. Or if on joyful wing,
cleaving the sky,
sun, moon, and stars forgot,
upwards I fly,
still all my song shall be:
nearer, my God, to Thee...